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Federation supports CJF loan guarantees ByMflRbMidiM The JtmiA Fsdantion of Omaha will aiqiport the worldwide Jewish effort to guarantee loanajnade to Soviet tafiigeea being resettled in Israel. At its Tuesday nic^t meeting in the Jewish Community Center, tite Federatira's Board of Directors ^tproved partidpatioD in the Coimdl of Jewish Federations program. By a vote of 15-2 with two abstentions, the Board approved its "fair share" guarantee. Along with its approval, the Board autliorized the setting aside of 989,000 per year for an estimated eigiit years to fund its share of loan defaults. In addition, tlie Board approved a 92.6 million gMl for continuing the Operation Exodus Campaign. HW goal was set to
provide national UJA with 91.372,000 for Soviet resettlement; 9400,000 for Ethiopian resettlement, and 9728,000 for local resettlement over a threeyear period. With its vote of approval, the Federation committed the Jewish community of Omaha to full partidpation in the plan developed by the Council of Jewish Federations and the United Jewish Appeal to help an estimated one million Soviet Jews projected to enter Israel over the next seven years. The loan guarantee program will enable Israeli banks to lend 91,000 to each refugee, or 94,000 to each family under favorable interest terms and a long-term payback. Loans that end up in default wHI be cowed by the loan guarantee program.
Shamir upbeat orrSyrfan t&Iki By David LaMiaa
This program, developed by CJF and UJA, has no connection with the Ipraeli government's requeet to the United States (lor 910 billion hi absorption guarantees. These guaranteee would enable Israel to borrow from United States banks to help absorb the refugees. The Federation's poeitive vote came after months of discussion and consideration starting last April when a special meeting was called to consider the CJF loan guarantee program. At that meeting, the directors modified the CJF "fair share" request to cap the ctmmmnity's liidtilit^ at 91 n^oD. However, Omaha's repreaentativee were unable to present this plsn at the special mini Oeneral Assembly in Washington, D.C., April 16 because
"We, in Omaha, have not, and will not, retreat fhrnt our rsspnnsihiHty as Jews.
Additional information and darificatkm from CJF pronpted Omaha to reconsider and Charlee Goodman, CJF {Hwsident, was invited to attend the July Federatioo Board meeting to make a presentation and to answer questions. After almost two hours of discussion, the Board voted to approve the CJF plan and to set aside money each year to fund the commvmity's potential liability. Directors were advised last April that money set aside for the loan guarantee program would involve amuopriate reductions in the community budget. FoUowing the vote, Jsy R. Lerner, Federation IHiesidant, said:
es facing us heighteB the tenakm between balancing non-resettlement and resettlemmt needs in our ctnnmunity and throughout the world. "Operati(« Exodus has been a reaounding aucoeaa. Our challenge ia its continustion and expansion. The question is no longer only getting Jews to Israd. It is determining the quality of life that they will all have once they get there. Our actions will IM^ to determine that quality of life. "We cannot allow one Soviet immiAaat to aink into deqiair. We alao cannot turn our back on the equally important need to retain a stoong kieal comninnity. Qur reqMoae to CJF's national IMMI guar^
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By IfUdMl Di VM PARIS OTAl-dhimon more sanguine mood. PCree, leader of the Labor Knesset members de- oppoiition in Israel, diffcrs tected a "new tone" to his aharpty from the Likiid4ed rhetoric daring a briefing government on the k«y isto the Foreign Affairs and sue of Palestinian rmreseotation in peece talka. Security Committee. He alao believee Pred"We camut live fnrevar dant HaiM Aaaad of Syria by the sword, but we will isaerioBS about nsfotiatprotect our aecurity. lliat ingdfavetly wiHi Israel Cor is the mkUla way," tba prime minister reportedly said.
"^RUSALEM (JTA)Prime Minister Yitchak Shamir seemed cantiously upbeat over the chanoaa that a Middle East peace conference will materialize. He appeared especially pleassd at the pronecta of dinet talks with Syri*Boat obesrv<rs in fact sugi^ed that the tougfa A leading commentator, likud lewhr wooU be preparad to cot aome Uad of Dan Maig^ wrote hi the deal with Syria over the Israeli didy Ha'araU that Golan Heighto, notwith- Shamir has already taken standing promises to his a giant step by compering right-wing coalition part- Syrian PrMldint Haf« nan that he would not Aaaad to Anwar Sadat of avsD allow the subject on Egypt, the first—and so far only—Arab leader to theaganda. Shamir said he expected make paaea with Israel to 'Vrap up" atfllHwtAccording to Margalit ataading iaauee related to and other weerven, Shatlie U.S.-propoaed regional mir tDMy be prepared for peace conference when a deal over the Golan Secretary of State Jamee HdghU. Baker returns to the reThe form it might take gion. Shamir also made clear ia the aubject of vigorous that leraal's response to speeulation in the Jeruaathe American proposals lem political community, was eesantianiy poaitiva^ aa among Knesset members Defense Ministar Moahe end various pundits. They say the trick will Anna, Foreign Ministar David Levy and othara be for the Israel Defanae have indkated in recent Foroe to control the strategic heights while the daya. But Bakar would "atUl Syrians get sooa land have to talk with other bade. Israeli newapapars have parties," Shamir explained, while he himself publlahad laporta Cram the has to submit his position United Statee that Syria to the. Cabinet to "win the would be prepared to alkm agraament of the mini- Israeli aettleroanta to remain in place uadar posaistaik" Speculation eoatinuad, Ua future peace anangenwanwhila, over Shamir'a
CJF would not accept modificatians. Omaha was forced to vote no to the propoeaL
pragmati^xaasons. PalaetiBiaDa "living or woridng in Eaat Jeruaalam" would be acceptable to the Labor Party aa nagotiatingpartnan. Pares told the Paris weeUy Le Jouhud dtt Dimanchs hi an interview. He rajectwl the Likud view that tha preaence of an Eaat Jaraaalem Palee-
Maccabi practice Mard Marti ooaches MaoMU swfamlM hspdrols Brian Siff and Toal DelgMWlo at the Jewiah CoauHialty CMt«r poal wUa at tW Ugyrad CsMtry Clak, Max Newmaa deft) aadJaasnlaM practice pattfa^ hi prsfaration far the gaasa. TIM INl Jewish CowswaUy Cantara MaeesM Yoath CkaMa will take plaM la Omaha Aa|.lMl.
antee program succeesfully meats both obligathns. "I am proud of thia bpard—not for participating in or not participatin|(. in the loan guarantee program—but for its thoughtftil and reeponsible q>proach to the deddon-making process—for reaching a dedaioo which doee not indude an openended commitment beyond our I "A dedskn whidi balances our ability tOyset aside funds to cover poontial loan defaults with our ability to raise sny shortfall at a future date; a dednon which protects our ability to meet our obligaUoDs at home and overaeaa today, without leaving the burden of those obligations to others, tomorrow. "For this, I commend you and tlumk you aO."
Shamir
tiaiM at aafottotlMM would comproaniaa Israd's daim to aoverdgnty over ita own capital "If an American votee in Paria for the presidaat of the United Statee, thia doesn't imply that Paria ia or will become the capital dty of tha United Stataa," Ptteeaaid. "The Palaatinians of Je-
'Jboid Jordaoiao paaqxirta and their partichMtion in a Paleakinian delegation would not predet«ininB the future of the dty," he said. Aaked if ha thought Aaaad oouU be truatad, I^tree said, "It ia not a matter oT aiiwarity but a matter of intarast" for tb» Syrian (CoBtiaMd m Pi«e 101